Emergency Room Closures

• ‘If we close, people die’: Rural Ontario hospitals await ER staffing certainty

  Rural and northern Ontario hospitals are anxiously awaiting word from the provincial government on a program that helps them keep emergency rooms open, after it ended last month.

  Health

  Apr 7, 2025
  
• Emergency room closures hit B.C.’s Lower Mainland

  Interior Health also closed emergency rooms in Merritt and Clearwater and patients from both communities were directed to Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops.

  Health

  Feb 24, 2025
  
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• Rural B.C. mayors band together to press for fix to emergency room closures

  The action comes after communities including Oliver, Merritt, Williams Lake and Lillooet have faced repeated ER closures driven primarily by staffing shortages.

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  Nov 8, 2024
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• Fort Nelson, B.C. hospital emergency room closed due to staffing challenges

  The Fort Nelson General Hospital closure is from 4 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and is due to challenges with nursing coverage.

  Health

  Mar 30, 2024
• Prince Rupert emergency department closed for 3rd night in a row

  A rural health-care advocate said the emergency room closures in Prince Rupert point to a larger, systemic issue.

  Health

  Mar 20, 2024
• Doctors warn of summer ER crunch in Canada: ‘A lot of waiting by patients’

  Last summer, a number of hospital ERs across the country had to temporarily close their doors due to staffing challenges. Doctors warn of another crunch this year.

  Canada

  Jun 2, 2023
• Small rally in Moncton calls for better health care in N.B.

  Two major New Brunswick emergency rooms scaled back services this weekend due to a critical shortage of nursing staff.

  Health

  Aug 28, 2022
• Code Blue: A Global News series delving into Canada’s health-care crisis

  Canada's ERs are hurting from coast to coast. This Global News series carefully examines many actors that are contributing to what many are calling a health crisis.

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  Aug 23, 2022
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• Rural ER closures create domino effect of problems, Manitoba association says

  Ongoing staffing shortages at rural emergency rooms continue to create health-care problems for Manitobans, says the Manitoba Association of Healthcare Professionals.

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  Aug 2, 2022
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• Toronto hospital facing ‘tight’ staffing as health-care pressure intensifies

  A spokesperson for the University Health Network, which runs Toronto Western hospital, said it was forced to take special measures to keep the emergency department operational.

  Health

  Jul 23, 2022